Charter school board OKs four groups for final selection round
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A final decision on which organizations will be able to open new charter schools will come in September
‘We are not playing with kids’ lives’: Teach for America director emphasizes Mississippi mission
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Teach For America director says their teachers are focused on addressing education inequity
Mayors: Fix roads and bridges with online sales tax dollars
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A chorus of Mississippi mayors support using taxes collected from internet sales to fund repairs to the state’s ailing roads and bridges.
Baria scores Democratic runoff win; Sherman declines to endorse
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Baria hopes the party will unify for the November election, when both U.S. Senate seats are open
Sherman campaign puts focus on business background
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Howard Sherman, a venture capitalist, is running for the U.S. Senate on his credentials as a businessman and deal maker.
Testing, testing — students, teachers speak out and weigh the toll of assessments
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Testing task force members share the same questions — why are students tested so much, and what is really done with the results?
Government
Lawsuit: Gov. overstepped his authority when he slashed MAEP budget
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The AG’s office, which represents the governor, argues that the governor’s duty to balance the budget allows him budget control.
More third-graders pass reading test on first try, state says
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Third graders score at record high on reading test, but changes to the law suggest less students will pass on first try next year
JPS whittles down superintendent candidates
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The district will interview three candidates for the next superintendent this week
Seven groups advance in charter application process
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The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board also approves $900,000 grant to Clarksdale Collegiate to use over a three-year period
With school out, summer meals program ramps up
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As summer break begins, so does access to a warm hot meal for many students
Omeria Scott: Cancer survivor, restaurateur and U.S. Senate hopeful
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On Nov. 21, 2017, Omeria Scott received a life changing birthday present — a pathology report officially declaring her cancer-free. The state representative from Laurel was in Houston, Texas at the time, recovering from a battle with breast cancer. It was also the day she told her siblings she was running for the United States Senate. Her sister thought it was a joke at first, considering she was in the midst of 10 months of active treatment.
State Ed Dept. says contractor failed to provide test results on time
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Failure to provide timely results is the second testing issue by new vendor Questar
Education task force named to examine state testing
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A 30-member task force will examine state and district testing for Mississippi students and deliver a report on their findings by December.
Mississippi Roundup
School districts split $886K to boost STEM activities
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Thirteen school districts will receive dollars to boost science and math activities and classroom participation